After filling up with WAY too much chocolate this past weekend, I thought I would opt for some healthy snacks today. I started the day off with some delicious honeydew melon, followed by some yogurt with walnuts, blueberries and hemp hearts. Later, I made a batch of these yummy thai peanut satay celery sticks for my afternoon snack. They are perfect for snacking, as they have sweet, salty and savoury covered – a great way to enjoy thai flavours with little work. These fancy celery sticks are also ideal as an appetizer for your next party or potluck.
Hope you are all having a great week so far :)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
- 4 teaspoons of sweet chile sauce (plus more for dipping)
- 1/2 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons of low-sodium soy sauce
- 10 large celery stalks; each cut into 3 sticks
- 2 large carrots; peeled and finely grated (approx. 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup of black sesame seeds
Method
1. Stir together the peanut butter, lime juice, sesame oil, chile sauce, ground ginger and soy sauce in a bowl until smooth.
2. Spread 1 teaspoon of the peanut butter mixture inside each celery stick.
3. Stir together the grated carrot and sesame seeds in a shallow dish. Dip the celery sticks into carrot mixture, peanut butter side down, to coat the filling with carrots and sesame seeds.
Serve with a small bowl of sweet chile sauce for dipping.
Yield: 30 celery sticks
Source: based on recipe from Vegetarian Times Magazine (April/May 2012)
This is such a nice idea!! It looks delicious
Awe, thanks! :) Super easy to make as a snack :)
what a great idea! such a great way to get your body back on the right track after too much candy ;)
Oh man, I did a lot of damage this past weekend. My lovely mom made me a batch of chocolate chip oatmeal cookies as an Easter gift. I pretty much ate the entire batch in 36 hours. LOL. Oopsie!!!
This is such a fun recipe – love the little black sesame seeds, i bet this would go great with your “tuna” sandie!
That’s a good idea! A perfect side dish to the sammich! :)
These look delicious — what a fun idea! Loving the SE Asian theme :)
Awe, thanks! :) They were the perfect snack yesterday – quite filling and definitely yummy.
What a cute and creative idea! I’m not a huge fan of celery sticks, but filling them with peanut sauce would definitely make them more appealing!
Peanut Butter really does make everything tastier, hey? *hehe*
This is such a good idea! I love peanut butter with celery sticks but this is taking it to a whole different level!
So smart! Ants on a log, step aside… thai peanut satay is in the house! :D
*hahahaha* thai peanut satay definitely steps up ants on a log a few notches!!! :)
this is such a fun idea!
Thanks Richa! :) It was a super fun, out-of-the-ordinary snack. A nice break from my usual yogurt & fruit.
this is awesome! definitely bookmarking this!!
Thanks Jenn! Let me know what you think when you make them :)
What a great idea! Can’t wait to make a batch of these :)